# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at ATI Allegheny Ludlum
> OSHA SIR `2015107422` · 10/6/2015 · WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** ATI Allegheny Ludlum
- **Location:** 500 Green Street, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a steel plate when a scrap piece fell and was lodged on the cutting table.  The employee attempted to remove the scrap plate with an overhead crane when the two hooks came loose and struck him in the chest and face. He sustained three fractured ribs, a collapsed right lung, and a nose laceration.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*